The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 28, 1914, Page 1

- ; nan! fie 3, Wash., De State reformat ble, as a result of hav iNgeon, or “correction cel Ryan's death, which er brought the news the rest here today. that while it not be entirely re Seattle cafes and on New Year's will be liberally un- around the edge: Police Lang, when asked iy New Year leniency wn the cafes, sald determined yet what in the matter, but will the police policy for N eve in a day or two.” m to mean that po-| tly drawn. i Aatiihe % ef ijt & 3 and dancing the tables amid showers of tine and confetti will give a alr to the night Simillarly, reservations and spe i music and other forms of en- are on tap at Tate's, Hofbrau and the Breakers. RUSSIA — Germans’ due. eastward drive against War. but Rue AUSTRIA—Slight retirement bef Russian owns to Servia and Mon' _— Presence on Austrian FRANCE AND BELGIUM— batt! ri in the claim gains in GERMANY—War office de- nies allies’ claim of advances western war zone; eastern ed unchanged. * i mee, as Vaughn and other “AM I BLACK OR meu ¢ at the peri ry #BRIDE WITHOUT A RACK”. (GREAT-GRANDSON Ben T. Goe, 2822 Westlake ave., tions Mrs, Little's assertion t she traces her ancestry back 0 Daniel Boone “Daniel Boone,” he told The Star y, “had only two boys, and were killed by the Indians at age of about 15. He did have daughters who grew up and Authorities at the reformatory did not publicly an- | JOIN CARRANZA ; BOONE DISCUSSES GIRL’S ALet Prisoner URIES FOR HELP ARE IGNORED BY AMAN NEAR BY ¢. 28.—Frank Ryan, a pris- ory here, is dead of heart ing been put in the prison A released A Star man occurred Dec. 9. to The Star. The “dungeon” ts a poorly venti lated cell to whic little fresh air manages to find a No beat is provided. The prisoner sleeps on the floor, Sometimes he ts allowed a blanket, but not always. Ryan had given the prison of fielals a great deal of trouble, they say Yelied to Passersby Ryan's habit, during his occasion al confinement in the “hole,” had been to call out to passersby, prison }authorities say. If{t happened to be a guard, Ryan would ask a non sensical question. If a prisoner, he would yell for help. Few, say the guards, ever an-| ered his summons. | On the afternoon of Dec. 9, after }36 hours imprisonment in the} Ryan began shouting. “hole,” If there were any prisoners or! |suards within hearing distance they |ignored him. | The prison photographer, whose) dark room is close by, heard Ryan,| but kept on with bis work, believ-| ing, he says, the man was fooling. | For 15 minutes Ryan screamed at| the top of his voice, and pounded frantically on the door. Found on Floor Dying | Finally the eries became eg | This alarmed the photographer. He burried to (he door. There was no jTesponse to his knocks, so he ran {tor the hospital dispenser. The was unlocked. Ryan tor's Ryan unable to save him. Steps may be taken by Super. intendent Olsen to station «a guard within hearing distance of the “cor-| rection cell” to prevent a repetition | of the Incident. PRESIDENT TO \" | ports that Provisional President Gutierrez of Mexico had resigned and enlisted in Gen, Carranza’s army were received today at the constitutional agency here. Agency officiais admitted the re- ports were “unofficial and uncon- firmed.” | WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Re-| SHOOTS AT PROWLERS Die Sheik-Ul-Islam, prociaimng leclaration of war, is surrounded TheSeattleStar Seattle That Dares to Print the News vor UME 16. Gree Supreme Court to || NEW YORK, Dec. 28— prot rat eo Frank, of murder in had received news that Jus tice Lamar had granted Frank's appeal for rit of error to the U. 8. supreme court. BLOCKS RECOUNT A decision by Judge Albertson Monday which swept 200 contested votes into the Carrigan-Knudsen column, practically dealt a fatal blow to the recount contest of David McKenzie and Dr. Walter T | Christene the office of coun- | ty cor | Six shots were exchanged between| Thr through their Patrolman H. C. Smith and two| att Sasher, cnet ler 0 voters, who, it} prowlers early Sunday morning in| y 4. not lived in ther | the vicinity of Howell st, between | ros ¢ incts for 20 days, as | Minor and Howard aves., but nobod: }was injured. The prowlers, who |had been snooping around a chicken } coop, made their escape. Crowd hears police band in con | cert. | Tatoosh and Goliah, Seattie tugs cruising off mouth of Columbia, ' tookin story written by} Star, The firat chap- required under an act of the legis ature The attorneys for Carrigan and Knudsen contended the constity tion required residence in the city for 20 days, regardless of precinct residence, and that the city as a whole is to be considered as a pre elnet. This Judge Albertaon view was sustained vy | “Am I Black or White?” Seatt Twenty-eight years ago my moth] er went down into the depths that ¥ lall women must go when a child * comes to and | was born, By Alma Boone Little | ohiy"nttendod by Luella Jetferson, a| PART I. colored woman. | I believe I am the saddest wom-| giz afterward my dear an on earth | I believe that never before has n| woman had to face what I am fac ing | Women have lost thetr love, thetr| reputations and those that they love, but I am losing much more| than that should I not be able to prove that I am white Ever since I can remember I have been torn by two great emotions should I live with my foster mother, who was good and kind to me and whom I loved, or must I always be away among strangers and forget I must tell my story, however,| from the beginning oes OF DANIEL CASE| married One of them was my| greatgrandmother. The others} married men named Galloway and Shull It ia |scended from possible that she is de Squire’ Boone, Dan |iel’s brother. I do not know much | Jabout the ‘squire's’ family.” Goe declares he knew Mra, Lit | ‘tle, before her marriage, in Seattle. weeks The Only Paper in in Dungeon at Reformatory ceived from Constantinople. by Turkish dignita SEATTL It shows the high priei the holy war in front of the Mosque of Faith, * SH., MONDAY, of the Mussul- The sheik, reading the MAINTAIN HIGH Second ave. rents ere not the ily high ones in Seattie, Rents too high on First They are too high on Third ave. They are too high on Pike st. and on Union st. and other streets. They naturally would be, as landlords rates. The higher the rents on Sec- ond ave., the higher they will be on Third ave., ete. Considering the difference in traffic between the two str t ntais may, in come cases, be even higher on Third ave. Take the the Fastern Cloak & Suit Co. Third ave corner of Seneca st, which went into bankruptcy only last week “There's no qhestion about it rents were the chief cause of thir concern’s failu ys George E Ryan, receiver appointed by the United States referee in bankruptey The rent of this store was $300 month. And traffic on Third ave is less than one-third that on Sec ond ave. So ruinous were the rents con sidered on this store that the cred itors agreed to accept cents on the dollar for the stock rather than continue to pay the rent. The rec sold out to L. cow. But Cra. mother passed out alone, and left me in the care of this woman racow can't afford to RENTS ON OTHER | == DECISION | STREETS AS WELLL pay the rent, either, he says. He's selling out, too. Cracow attempted to get a more sonable rental from John Davis & Co., but even the fact that one jeconcern had failed there didn’t | bring the rents down one penny. Sc Cracow isn’t losing time. His rental |is up on January 15. That's the date |he's going to get out, he says. | eee MePherson-Grey Co. were doing |quite a prosperous business on Pike jst, at the location now occupied by Hyde's saloon. They were in’ the merchandise business. The moment their lease was ut Joseph T. Greenleaf of the People’s Savings bank, was there with his hatr in a braid, all ready to boost the rent | MePherson-Grey Co. stand the boost. They were paying $1,100. The raise amounted to abou $500. $0 McPherson-Grey Co. moved to Third ave. near Pike st. The jlandiord was Johnny-on-the-Spot ithere, too. And MePherson-Grey & prosperous concern, went to * than a year the block on Union st, between Second and Third aves., on the south side of the street. | Co. see There have been more fail- ures in the two or three little couldn't} Fs! been proved in this war that hor thotograph shows British “cycle cavairy,” intrenchd behind their bicycle Unlans to shy at the wheels in their pathway. ONE CENT dy Second Ave. Landlord on will in AND NBAWS ST ENDS, Se plunge fearlessly into a barrier of bicyck i naslinatlad expecting the horses of the AST EDITION Unsettied; probably rain TIDES AT SEATTLE Low 7122 a. m., 0.8 tt. 8:48 p.m. 20 ft. s Hurt Seattle 1 Wholesale Pinch Ties City All Up TERRE HAUTE, other minor Dec. 28.—The affairs of this city were demoralized to- Gay 26 a reguit of the arrest of Edwin Holler, chief of ice, City Comptroller E. . Talbott, Wesley Gidfrey, three policemen and severa! officials, conspiracy charges in con- Ind., on nection with the November election. All business of the city wae practically at a etandetili. kitchen home, these stor of proximately $200. The Mecca saloon acts this rental. eee Example after clted. Second ave. rents on neighboring Second there ave, are if the Second ave WASHINGTON, deliver starting in March stores adjoining the Mecca sa loon in the past two or three years than in any block in the city. In one store alone, the have been th different = terprises in a period of 18 toda: months. All had to quit be | cause the rent is absolutely | ruinous. No bigger than an ordinary | nd pantry in pay arent | owns the | leases on this property and ex- example can be influences the When there are ruinous rents on| rents on the other streets, also. rents become | reasonable, the rents on the other streets are bound to become rea- SETTING THE WOODY TO SPEAK sonab' THE SECOND AVE. LORDS ARE | PACE, Dec. 28,—Presi dent Wilson, {t is announced, wil! | sack speeches on a swing from | San Francisco back to Washington |o D, Fisher, of Fisher Bros. Mills, your mander at in aged men, women and children, it w: Bushka butchered, and it was said the hom } ed everywhere and looted, while their occupants were thrown through the windows into the streets. According to advices received here, only 30 men escaped. TURKS BUTCHER POPULATION OF; PETROGRAD, Dec. 28—That the Turkish military com- | Armenia, ordered a massacre of the j town's civilian population when the Russians approached was | charged by fugitives from the scene of the alleged slaughter asserted, were of Christia: ere invad- streets. | when ruinous Records were the Pacific Northwest Monday bids reached $1.30 a bushel is the highest price on record, and is far above any top price ever before quoted. A Walla Walla holder of a for shattered in club wheat This 40,000-bushe! lot of wheat was LAND. | latest fect in at once. the | Both retail said known to have this price. According to Seattle millers, wheat advance flour This will mean at least ttle flour. prices Price per cause his wife sued him for divorce 20-cent advance on all S are similarly will be raised Discussing the high wheat prices, | affected been offered will take ¢ market wholesale 5 cents. FLOUR HITS NEW HIGH MARK | } “I cannot whest the recall a time when quotations ever approached price announced today, It is to be expected that the advance will be felt among the millers. Whether our price changes today or later in the week, is a doubtfal question. However, I look for ‘an immediate advance.’ wwe KILLS WIFE IN BED of probably AND SHOOTS SELF SPOKAN Dec. 28.—Enraged be- last week, Martin’ M. Loth, a | butcher, beat her to death in bed ltoday, then blew ont his brains, I can’t tell, and I do know that my) me, and she could not understand foster mother gave me all possible) the awful position in which she was She aiso left a little money for| kindness and care. my support and education. I do not think at the time that it was her intention that | should live with Mra, Jefferson, but, of course, JUST AS | Expecteo, TOM’s NOT HERG! HE SAID THAT HE WOULD MEET Me | AT THIS CORNER. he’s NOT IN SIGHT ANYWHERE placing me How Do You Do MRS DUFF, ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMEBODY i Yes, (Ve DEEN WAITING HERE SINCE SIK OctLocK FOR TOM AND He HASENT to go to school Although I have was taken Into court at the age of| niggers! SHOWN UP Yer been told that | I was dressed much better than! Naturally, I never dreamed that|4 to find out why a white chit her own children, and sent to the there was anything doubtful in my| should be living with a colored fam-| h, white school parentage or pecullar in my Itving] fly, one day some of my Uttle play did everything she could for! with this woman, until I first began! mates called to me, “Poor white [WHAT TIME /WAS HE TO \MEET You? } ee 3 a le Bride of Mystery Tells Her Story trash!" 1; with the niggers!” “Poor white trash!” “Play “Play with the and I went running to my © mother, only to be clasped to st and told, “Don't you ery, | fos! (Continued on Pa; Would MEET ME AT FIVE, You can